Health Equity Resources for LHINs 90-94

Partnerships and Community Engagement Bob Gardner August 2010 August 27, 2010

assessing the potential equity impact of initiatives on particular populations requires solid understanding of that population's health situation, needs and context -> need ongoing engagement with the population and/or specific community-based research or needs assessment
analyzing how to design services to meet specific barriers or population needs will also benefit from engaging the affected population
similarly, monitoring and assessing the impact of service initiatives also needs:
research and input from the affected population
health outcome data stratified by population and determinants

community engagement is mandated in the LHINs’ legislation
all LHINs have devoted staff and resources to putting this into practice
community engagement staff in some regions – such as the GTA – regularly meet and exchange information and experience
a number of LHINs have equity or diversity advisory committees, working groups or action groups
some LHINs have recognized that standard consultative techniques of e surveys, town halls, liaising with provider networks, etc. will not work for more isolated or marginalized populations
several have employed innovative deliberative dialogue forums to ensure the full range of community voices and interests is fed into their strategies
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Wellesley prepared a backgrounder as a kind of planning checklist:
while it was originally prepared in 2006 and is therefore dated, some of its key points remain valid
in particular, there are sections on how to build diversity and space for the voices of the most marginalized communities into engagement
there are also reviews of experience in other jurisdictions on our page
the Change Foundation held a symposium on community engagement with LHINs in 2009
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these and further resources on policy directions to enhance health equity, health reform and the social determinants of health are available on our site at http://wellesleyinstitute.com
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